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smolDreee t1_j8l75wk wrote

Reply to comment by n-some in How an All-Black Female WWII Unit Saved Morale on the Battlefield | History by That-Situation-4262

>When one hears that the UK fought WW2, one tends to think of a white British man, not an Indian man, although both are accurate.

Does that matter? I mean, the Roman Imperial Army had black legionnaires in it too. But why is that important?

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n-some t1_j8l9266 wrote

If your sentiment is that we should operate in a post-racial world, I would agree. Unfortunately in the world we currently live in, people often associate ethnicity with nationality at a level that has rarely been historically accurate.

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smolDreee t1_j8l9c5n wrote

Well I mean, we really should operate in a post-war world too. But thats I guess too advanced a thought for the rest of humanity.

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